MOGlabs CEL - Extending laser diode and piezo lifetime

Extending laser diode and
piezo lifetime
At night, switch to standby:
1. If using the laser to seed an amplifier, first turn off the amplifier.
2. Switch the laser diode current off.
If using a MOGLabs DLC controller, don’t adjust the current, just
switch the toggle up (off).
3. Switch from RUNto STANDBY.
ForaMOGLabsDLC controllerinstandbymode,thetemperaturecontroller
willcontinuetooperate,sothelaserisreadyforquickstartupthenext
day.But thelaserdiodecurrentandpiezovoltagewillbezero,extending
their operating life.
In the morning, switch back on:
1. Switch from STANDBYto RUN.
2. Switch the laser diode toggle down (on).
You don’tneed to adjust thecurrent, just wait a fewminutes for the
diode temperature to equilibrate.
YoushouldswitchyourMOGLabsDLCintoSTANDBYmodeatnightsand
weekendsandwheneverthelaserisnotbeingusedformorethanafew
hours.Mostlasersneedtooperateonly40hoursduringa168hourweek;
thusswitchingtostandbymodecanextendthediodeandpiezolifetime
by a factor of four.
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